Re: Blocking a base package from installing

Hans-Bernhard Bröker wrote: If you do set up such an explorer menu entry, it'll do whatever you tell it to. --- There is already such an addon for vim -- and it launches it from the system-standard location. Putting a copy in /usr/local won't be called. If you want to repla

Re: Blocking a base package from installing

Am 07.10.2016 um 02:07 schrieb Linda Walsh: Achim Gratz wrote: Now, that last question of yours: No, the package manager should never allow you to not install a base package. These are in category "Base" precisely so the rest of the system can rely on the functionality provided. --- And wh

Re: Blocking a base package from installing

Greetings, Linda Walsh! > Achim Gratz wrote: >> Now, that last question of yours: No, the package manager should never >> allow you to not install a base package. These are in category "Base" >> precisely so the rest of the system can rely on the functionality >> provided. [snip] > But ba

Re: Blocking a base package from installing

Achim Gratz wrote: Now, that last question of yours: No, the package manager should never allow you to not install a base package. These are in category "Base" precisely so the rest of the system can rely on the functionality provided. --- And what other programs will stop functioning if vim

Re: Blocking a base package from installing

Linda Walsh writes: >> 1. Build a proper package and give it a higher version number than >> Cygwin's own Vim. >> >> 2. Fake the installation of vim-minimal in /etc/setup/installed.db and >> give that fake installation some high version number. > --- > Both of which are "lying" to the package man

Re: Blocking a base package from installing

Greetings, Chris Sutcliffe! > I'm using a self compiled vim, so I uninstalled vim-minimal. Every > time I run setup to get the latest updates, setup attempts to > reinstall vim-minimal - is there a way to make setup ignore > vim-minimal? Install your vim into /usr/local, should be enough for cas

Re: Blocking a base package from installing

On 10/06/2016 01:22 PM, Linda Walsh wrote: > It should > be possible to "LOCK" a package (base or not), to prevent it from > being removed/updated/installed or changed by setup, no? Technically possible if someone were to write patches for it to do so. Are you volunteering? -- Eric Blake ebla

Re: Blocking a base package from installing

Achim Gratz wrote: Chris Sutcliffe writes: I'm using a self compiled vim, so I uninstalled vim-minimal. Every time I run setup to get the latest updates, setup attempts to reinstall vim-minimal - is there a way to make setup ignore vim-minimal? Yes, at least two. 1. Build a proper package an

Re: Blocking a base package from installing

Chris Sutcliffe writes: > I'm using a self compiled vim, so I uninstalled vim-minimal. Every > time I run setup to get the latest updates, setup attempts to > reinstall vim-minimal - is there a way to make setup ignore > vim-minimal? Yes, at least two. 1. Build a proper package and give it a hig

Re: Blocking a base package from installing

Am 06.10.2016 um 16:57 schrieb Chris Sutcliffe: I'm using a self compiled vim, so I uninstalled vim-minimal. Every time I run setup to get the latest updates, setup attempts to reinstall vim-minimal - is there a way to make setup ignore vim-minimal? With the alternative being to pick a fight w

Blocking a base package from installing

I'm using a self compiled vim, so I uninstalled vim-minimal. Every time I run setup to get the latest updates, setup attempts to reinstall vim-minimal - is there a way to make setup ignore vim-minimal? Thanks, Chris -- Chris Sutcliffe -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html